Besthotels.com - The Best Hotels in the World
  • en English

Hotel Calimala

2 Via Calimala
Rated 9.4 in 1228 reviews

Hotel Calimala, nestled in the heart of Florence, Italy, offers a captivating blend of history, culture, and contemporary design. Located on Via Calimala, one of the city's most vibrant streets, the hotel is a harmonious mixture of classic Florentine architecture and modern luxury. This boutique hotel provides an intimate and personalized experience, perfect for discerning travelers seeking a unique stay in this historic city.

Housed in a meticulously restored 19th-century building, Hotel Calimala features stunning architectural details that pay homage to Florence's rich artistic heritage. Inside, guests are greeted with interiors that balance elegance and comfort, where sleek, modern furnishings are softened by warm textiles and tasteful, eclectic decor. Each room is thoughtfully designed, offering guests a tranquil retreat from the bustling streets below.

The hotel's exceptional location allows visitors to immerse themselves in the cultural and historical treasures of Florence. Just a short walk away are iconic landmarks such as the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and the Uffizi Gallery, making it an ideal base for exploring the city's renowned attractions.

Dining at Hotel Calimala is a delightful experience, with the on-site restaurant serving a curated menu of local and international dishes, highlighting seasonal ingredients and traditional flavors. Guests can also unwind at the hotel’s rooftop terrace, which provides stunning panoramic views of the Florence skyline, a perfect spot for a relaxing evening.

In sum, Hotel Calimala stands out as a charming and sophisticated choice for travelers looking to experience the essence of Florence in a stylish and intimate setting.

Climate and Weather

January
 11°
 2°
 12°
 3
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
February
 13°
 3°
 11°
 4
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
March
 16°
 6°
 12°
 5
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
April
 19°
 8°
 15°
 6
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
May
 24°
 12°
 18°
 8
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
June
 28°
 16°
 22°
 10
Sun hours / day
 25
Rain free days
July
 32°
 19°
 26°
 12
Sun hours / day
 28
Rain free days
August
 31°
 18°
 26°
 11
Sun hours / day
 27
Rain free days
September
 27°
 15°
 24°
 8
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
October
 21°
 11°
 21°
 6
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
November
 15°
 6°
 17°
 4
Sun hours / day
 20
Rain free days
December
 11°
 3°
 14°
 3
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days

Michelin Restaurants in Florence and near Hotel Calimala

Palazzo Pitti
Palazzo Pitti
Renaissance palace and museum in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.35mi
Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Italian museum for the history of science
330m / 360yd
Galleria degli Uffizi
Galleria degli Uffizi
Palace and art museum in Florence, Italy
170m / 180yd
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santa Maria del Fiore
Cathedral in Florence, Italy
290m / 320yd
Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio
Palace in Florence, Italy
150m / 170yd
Basilica Santa Maria Novella
Basilica Santa Maria Novella
Church in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.36mi
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Franciscan church in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.4mi
Basilica di San Lorenzo
Basilica di San Lorenzo
Church in Florence, Italy
470m / 0.29mi
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palace and museum in Florence, Italy
0.5km / 0.31mi
Palazzo Strozzi
Palazzo Strozzi
Palace in Florence
210m / 230yd
Boboli Gardens
Boboli Gardens
Park in Florence, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito
Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito
Church in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.35mi
Giotto's Campanile
Giotto's Campanile
Bell tower by Giotto
270m / 300yd
Palazzo del Bargello
Palazzo del Bargello
Art museum in Florence, Italy
260m / 280yd
Galleria dell'Accademia
Galleria dell'Accademia
Art museum in Florence, Italy
0.8km / 0.49mi
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio
Bridge in Florence, Italy
240m / 260yd
MAF Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze
MAF Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze
Archaeological museum of Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.54mi
Medici Chapel
Medici Chapel
Structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
Casa Buonarroti
Casa Buonarroti
Museum in Italy
0.7km / 0.45mi
Florence Baptistery of St. John
Florence Baptistery of St. John
Baptistery in Florence, Italy
290m / 310yd
Forte di Belvedere
Forte di Belvedere
Fortification in Florence, Italy
0.7km / 0.45mi
Michelangelo Square
Michelangelo Square
Square in Florence, Italy
1.1km / 0.69mi
Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
Basilica in Florence, Italy
1.5km / 0.91mi
Brancacci Chapel
Brancacci Chapel
Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.58mi
Ognissanti
Ognissanti
Church in Florence
0.7km / 0.43mi
Fortezza da Basso
Fortezza da Basso
Fort in Florence, Italy
1.2km / 0.75mi
Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine
Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine
Church in Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.55mi
Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello
Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello
Church
0.8km / 0.52mi
Basilica di Santa Trinita
Basilica di Santa Trinita
Church in Florence, Italy
280m / 310yd
Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
Church in Florence, Italy
230m / 250yd
Chiesa di Santa Felicita
Chiesa di Santa Felicita
Church in Florence
420m / 460yd
Chiesa di Santo Stefano al Ponte
Chiesa di Santo Stefano al Ponte
Church building in Florence, Italy
190m / 200yd
Magi Chapel
Magi Chapel
Chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence
0.5km / 0.33mi
Badia Fiorentina
Badia Fiorentina
Abbey in Florence, Italy
220m / 240yd
Casa di Dante
Casa di Dante
Museum in Florence, Italy
210m / 230yd
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Art museum in Florence, Italy
380m / 420yd
Giardino delle Rose
Giardino delle Rose
Rose garden
1km / 0.62mi
Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
Church in Florence, Tuscany
0.9km / 0.56mi
Museo di San Marco
Museo di San Marco
Art museum in the former convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.58mi
Sant'Ambrogio
Sant'Ambrogio
Church in Florence, Italy
1km / 0.6mi
Galleria Palatina
Galleria Palatina
Gallery in Palazzo Pitti, Florence
0.7km / 0.44mi
Vasari Corridor
Vasari Corridor
Elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, Italy
350m / 380yd
Spedale degli Innocenti
Spedale degli Innocenti
Museum and historic building in Florence, Italy
0.8km / 0.49mi
Palazzo Davanzati
Palazzo Davanzati
Palace and museum in Florence, Italy
130m / 150yd
Cappella de' Pazzi
Cappella de' Pazzi
Chapel at Santa Croce, Florence
0.7km / 0.44mi

What to do in Florence and near Hotel Calimala

Palazzo Pitti
Palazzo Pitti
Renaissance palace and museum in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.35mi
Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Italian museum for the history of science
330m / 360yd
Galleria degli Uffizi
Galleria degli Uffizi
Palace and art museum in Florence, Italy
170m / 180yd
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santa Maria del Fiore
Cathedral in Florence, Italy
290m / 320yd
Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio
Palace in Florence, Italy
150m / 170yd
Basilica Santa Maria Novella
Basilica Santa Maria Novella
Church in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.36mi
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Franciscan church in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.4mi
Basilica di San Lorenzo
Basilica di San Lorenzo
Church in Florence, Italy
470m / 0.29mi
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palace and museum in Florence, Italy
0.5km / 0.31mi
Palazzo Strozzi
Palazzo Strozzi
Palace in Florence
210m / 230yd
Boboli Gardens
Boboli Gardens
Park in Florence, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito
Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito
Church in Florence, Italy
0.6km / 0.35mi
Giotto's Campanile
Giotto's Campanile
Bell tower by Giotto
270m / 300yd
Palazzo del Bargello
Palazzo del Bargello
Art museum in Florence, Italy
260m / 280yd
Galleria dell'Accademia
Galleria dell'Accademia
Art museum in Florence, Italy
0.8km / 0.49mi
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio
Bridge in Florence, Italy
240m / 260yd
MAF Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze
MAF Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze
Archaeological museum of Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.54mi
Medici Chapel
Medici Chapel
Structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
Casa Buonarroti
Casa Buonarroti
Museum in Italy
0.7km / 0.45mi
Florence Baptistery of St. John
Florence Baptistery of St. John
Baptistery in Florence, Italy
290m / 310yd
Forte di Belvedere
Forte di Belvedere
Fortification in Florence, Italy
0.7km / 0.45mi
Michelangelo Square
Michelangelo Square
Square in Florence, Italy
1.1km / 0.69mi
Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
Basilica in Florence, Italy
1.5km / 0.91mi
Brancacci Chapel
Brancacci Chapel
Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.58mi
Ognissanti
Ognissanti
Church in Florence
0.7km / 0.43mi
Fortezza da Basso
Fortezza da Basso
Fort in Florence, Italy
1.2km / 0.75mi
Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine
Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine
Church in Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.55mi
Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello
Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello
Church
0.8km / 0.52mi
Basilica di Santa Trinita
Basilica di Santa Trinita
Church in Florence, Italy
280m / 310yd
Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
Church in Florence, Italy
230m / 250yd
Chiesa di Santa Felicita
Chiesa di Santa Felicita
Church in Florence
420m / 460yd
Chiesa di Santo Stefano al Ponte
Chiesa di Santo Stefano al Ponte
Church building in Florence, Italy
190m / 200yd
Magi Chapel
Magi Chapel
Chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence
0.5km / 0.33mi
Badia Fiorentina
Badia Fiorentina
Abbey in Florence, Italy
220m / 240yd
Casa di Dante
Casa di Dante
Museum in Florence, Italy
210m / 230yd
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Art museum in Florence, Italy
380m / 420yd
Giardino delle Rose
Giardino delle Rose
Rose garden
1km / 0.62mi
Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
Church in Florence, Tuscany
0.9km / 0.56mi
Museo di San Marco
Museo di San Marco
Art museum in the former convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy
0.9km / 0.58mi
Sant'Ambrogio
Sant'Ambrogio
Church in Florence, Italy
1km / 0.6mi
Galleria Palatina
Galleria Palatina
Gallery in Palazzo Pitti, Florence
0.7km / 0.44mi
Vasari Corridor
Vasari Corridor
Elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, Italy
350m / 380yd
Spedale degli Innocenti
Spedale degli Innocenti
Museum and historic building in Florence, Italy
0.8km / 0.49mi
Palazzo Davanzati
Palazzo Davanzati
Palace and museum in Florence, Italy
130m / 150yd
Cappella de' Pazzi
Cappella de' Pazzi
Chapel at Santa Croce, Florence
0.7km / 0.44mi

About Florence

Florence, a city rich in history and art, offers a variety of experiences for visitors. Explore the Uffizi Gallery, home to some of the most important works of Renaissance art. Here, you can appreciate masterpieces by artists such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Just a short walk away, visit the Florence Cathedral, or Duomo, with its iconic dome designed by Brunelleschi. Climbing to the top provides a stunning view of the city.

Another noteworthy site is the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval bridge lined with shops selling jewelry and art. The atmosphere around this area is vibrant and picturesque, perfect for leisurely strolls. Take time to relax in the Boboli Gardens, a grand park that showcases a variety of sculptures and offers a peaceful retreat from the bustling city.

For those interested in history, the Accademia Gallery is essential, as it houses Michelangelo's David, a symbol of Renaissance art. Exploring the Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall of Florence, allows you to delve into the city’s political history while enjoying the impressive architecture.

Dining in Florence is also an experience not to be missed. Savor traditional Tuscan cuisine at local trattorias, where you can sample dishes like ribollita or pappa al pomodoro. Finally, consider visiting local artisans in the Oltrarno district, where you can see craftsmen at work and purchase unique handmade goods. Each of these experiences contributes to a deeper understanding of Florence's cultural and historical significance.




About  |  Contact